The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-10-20
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covered her reason.
Gen. Bonlanger denies any completely
in the Caffarel matter, and challenges
the most searching investigation.
A Public Defense Committee has been
formed in San Francisco to push the
prosecution in the jury-bribing cases.
Herman Enrich, young man Of
Kankakee, ILL.,. tried to make a night
policeman think he was burglar and
was shot dead.
Susan b. Anthony is making thor
ough canvass of Kansas in the interest
of woman suffrage, speaking at all the
principal towns.
The New York Herald comes out in
support of Col. Fred Grant. the Repub-
lican candidate for Secretary of State
Of the Empire State.
Three hundred Russians, under the
guise Of merchants, have entered He
rat, and the Afghan authorities are
greatly worked up over the matter.
Mrs. Lucretia B. Farnum of New
Haven died Oct. 8 on the voyage from
Liverpool to New York. She was So
years old, and was sister Of Historian
Bancroft.
In the disastrous storm on the south
ern coast of Mexico Oct. and 8, the
town Of Quelito, a place of 5000 peo-
pie. was totally destroyed and many
lives were lost.
United States Senator and Mrs.
Hearst have just given handsome
sum to Hebrew congregation in San
Francisco towards the erection OF 4
new synagogue.
William Copeland, young colored
mar, is Republican candidate for
seat in the Ohio Legislature. His
father was a colleague Of John Brown
Of Harper's Ferry fame.
Bill Nye is about 81 years old, but
looks older. He is tall with brown
eyes and 4 pallid complexion. He
never rewrites an article, but it is said
that he sends some terrible bad copy to
the printer.
| Gov Leslie estimates the present
population of Montana ut 10000.
The live stock interests have suffered
greatly the last year. Coal has become
an important element in the mining in
dustry Of the Territory.
/ Mrs. Arthur Cheesewright, young
married woman with dark hair, large
gray eyes and fine teeth, is the most
fascinating socialist in Denver, Col.
She prcsides over the meetings of the
league in very charming manner.
Judge Rea, the new commander Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, is not
Of martial appearance. He has thin,
intellectual face, wears beard and
mustache, and looks more the Judge
than the soldier. He uses spectaclcs.
Miss Edith Hornor. who is shortly to
wed Senator Hawley, has resigned her
position in the Philadelphia hospital
and been made the recipient Of highly
eulogistic resolutions passed by the
Bureau of Charities and Correction.
II Wong Chin Foo. the bright young
Chinaman who speaks English perfectly.
is going to give his lecture. Why Am
Heathen, throughout the United
States the coming season. He might
get some points from Col. Bob Inger-
soil.
Hon. John G. Linehan, of Penacook.
N. H., who has been elected Junior
, vice commander-in-chief Of the Grand
Army of the Republic. is native of
County Cork, Ireland. and is Il years
! old. He served rs = musician in the
Sd New Hampshire volunteers.
In 1875 there were only p newspa
pers published in the United States.
Ten years later. in 1855, there were
seven published in the English language
in Philadelphia alone, Of which one was
: a daily. Comparatively there were more
newspapers in 1887 than in 1887.
4 During the last year the Western
Union Telegraph Company handled
. 47.3O4, $50 messages. The surplus for
I the years business is $2,692,352. 1t is
v announced the facilities and advantages
afforded by the addition Of the Balti-
r more 4 Ohio system will largely in
4 crease the revenues.
There are but two railroads in thickly
z populated New England that make
cents mile their regular passenge,
), rate-the New York. New Haven 4
) Hartford and the Concord roads. 1t il
: claimed that many Of the others ar.
& perfectly able to carry passengers at :
t good profit at that rate.
9 Two New York ladies travelling il
1. Europe wrote home that they have seel
it tho Crown Princess of Prussia. Princes.
court. and that none of these crowne.
swells know how to dress. They de
clare that they were themselves bette
dressed on all occasions.
Prince Bismarck, on the twenty-tiftl
u anniversary Of his chancellorship. re
ceived q writing desk made from
cannon balls. On accepting tn,
i anomalous present, he exclaimed, ..Go,
grant that cannon balls may always b
rs peacefully employed"' Boulange
would hardly endorse the sentiment.
Robert CARROTS resignation as Pres
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroa
Company was accepted ut a meeting 3
the directors. The sale of the TELEGRAPH
lines to the Western Union Compan
was ratified. The directors passed tn
dividend on the main life and declare
5 cent dividend on the Washingto
Branch.
To save the feelings of the India
Princes who had been sighted at til
jubilee, the Queen asked the Rao (
Clutch for q days deer shooting in Ba
moral Forest. The Maharajah of Cute
Bahat was also given a days shootin!
-, and the Gaikmar and the Maharncc
s. Baroda will be offered rooms ut Bucl
3L ingham Palace when he arrives
England.
0 f. More than 100 children sat during
thunder storm in room of Green
academy. at Albany, Ga. The. slidil
0 doors leading to another room We
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